How do you grow a great midmarket business? What qualities do they possess? What are the major issues impacting your business for 2015? I’ve spent most of my career working in and with market leading midmarket businesses. Over the past 25 years, I discovered there are several key leadership strengths…
If you’re a successful mid-market entrepreneur you know the importance of building a strong culture in your business. In previous posts, we talked about the skills gap and the changing employment market as the economy continues to strengthen. What role does culture and personality play in attracting and retaining the…
What trends are impacting the way you lead your business? How do you address them and, more importantly, how do you take advantage of them to strengthen your position in your markets? How does the CEO of a mid-market organization grow and thrive into today’s constantly evolving business environment?
Is your business on the edge of being disrupted? Many of our great businesses are at risk because they are unable to keep up with more agile competitors. Today, we talk about how to know if your business could be in trouble. You probably know the answers to most of…
How do you create enough value so that a client pays you seven figures or beyond for coaching them for a year? I chose this amount because of a recent article I saw in Fortune Magazine, The Advice Issue, on stands until November 17. Tony Robbins is on the cover…
My extended family lives over 15 hours away, which makes for a long road trip for our family to visit them. We always complete the trip in one day. I can’t tell you the number of times I use my rear-view mirrors to navigate the road on those trips. I…
Albert Einstein once said, “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” How do you tap into your sacred gifts? When people tell me they want to grow and…
Last week we began on the topic of “rebuilding”—which is what so many of us find ourselves doing these days. Some of us are doing so as a result of the slugging economy—either business has dropped off and we are attempting to add to our client base; or perhaps we…
Each person on your team brings a unique set of strengths to the table. Some strengths are a learned skill-set. Others are natural in-born strengths common to their personality type. I conduct corporate workshops using a personality assessment platform to educate and equip teams to be effective communicators. The first…
Whether it’s downsizing, reorganization, or employees choosing to leave, companies continue to get leaner and leaner. The workforce that remains faces an increased workload and fewer resources to work with. If not addressed appropriately, this could lead to higher turnover. What can a leader do to develop and inspire loyalty?